Navajo Native Dyes: Their Preparation and Use

Bryan, Nonabah G.; Young, Stella

ISBN 10: 0486421058 / ISBN 13: 9780486421056

Published by Dover Publications, 2002

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Navajo Native Dyes: Their Preparation and Use
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0486421058
• ISBN 13: 9780486421056
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: good

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Synopsis

Simply written text, accompanied by detailed line illustrations of plants, explains how to select and mix natural colors of wool and prepare "recipes" for producing specific colors of dye from desert plants, among them single-flowered actinea for yellow, alder bark for a soft brown, the Rocky Mountain bee plant for a pale greenish yellow, the prickly-pear cactus for rose, and ground lichens for a light orange. A concise guide for weavers, dyers, and craftworkers as well as students and devotees of Native American crafts and culture.